Here's 3 great tips to cement respect in your organization.
1. Test your courage. Courage is the opposite of cowering and fear. If you don't stand up for values which stir the soul, then step aside. Somewhere inside you is the thread of courage which inspired Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.
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Learn from them. People respect humble courage when you stand for something greater than yourself.
See how your courage will begin to craft a set of clear values and principles which can create a ripping good yarn...that's right the company story needs to come alive again threading back to the founders and what they stood for.
2. Be vulnerable with honesty. The aching pain for most organizations is a lack of trust. The only sure cure to establish trust with battle weary veterans or wet behind the ear newbies, is a good dose of old fashioned honesty.
Mean what you say, say what you mean and be the poster child of honesty for all to see.
Just imagine the joy of honest conversations in the organization, knowing you're building trust and a few steps away from igniting life into the company.
3. Be generous with gratitude and respect. No one ever lost anything by over indulging a kind grateful heart. Rather than walk the halls with head down, and starched collar.
...smile, stop in and give a thank you to Susan...tell her how much you appreciated her contributions. Your act of kind gratitude will spread through the halls like wild fire in a drought stricken canyon. Put a diet coke on ice and get pumped with the good news because you will be celebrating soon.
Be the first to extend respect...give away what you want yourself.
Why respect? Because, the lack of respect causes crudeness and harshness in your culture...and both are life threatening to your organization.
Organizational Culture - 3 Iron Clad Tips to Cement Mutual Respect in Your Organization
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Jodi and Mike specialize in business succession with a focus on organizational culture. http://lighthouse-leadership.com
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